Monday Dec 19, 2016
Round Table 150 - An Important Announcement
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Monday Dec 12, 2016
Monday Dec 12, 2016
James Introcaso sits down with Alex Basso, Ginny Loveday, and Round Table newbie Gregg Lauer to talk about the bard, cleric, and druid Unearthed Arcana articles. Then it's an interview with game designer Mike Myler about his ongoing Kickstarter for Hypercorps 2099: Wastleland. This podcast was recorded on November 30 and December 1, 2016.
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Wednesday Dec 07, 2016
Wednesday Dec 07, 2016
August Derleth is a controversial figure in the world of the Cthulhu Mythos. He was the first to push for publication of Lovecraft’s work after his death, but his own writing didn’t quite live up to that of the Master. What do Great Old Ones have in common with Elemental Evil? Find out as we discuss three noteworthy stories.
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August William Derleth
born February 24, 1909 in Sauk City, WI; died July 4, 1971
Best remembered as the first book publisher of the writings of H. P. Lovecraft; contributed to the Cthulhu Mythos; founded Arkham House in 1939 with his friend Donald Wandrei, which did much to bring supernatural fiction into print in the US that had only been readily available in the UK
1938 Guggenheim Fellow
Derleth considered his most serious work to be the Sac Prairie Saga, about life in Wisconsin as he knew it
He was a pioneering naturalist and conservationist
Derleth had been a correspondent and friend of Lovecraft since his teenage years
after Lovecraft’s death, Derleth founded Arkham House to publish Lovecraft’s work
first book was The Outsider and Others, 1939
Derleth invented the term “Cthulhu Mythos” (Lovecraft preferred “Yog-Sothery”)
wrote a number of stories based on fragments in which he was a “posthumous collaborator”
depicted Lovecraft’s universe as more hopeful, reflecting his Christian views
treated Old Ones as elemental forces
“The Return of Hastur”
first appeared in Weird Tales, March 1939
“Ithaqua”
first appeared in Strange Stories, February 1941
“Beyond the Threshold”
first appeared in Weird Tales, September 1941
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Louis Brenton
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Jeffrey Wikstrom
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Geoffrey Winn
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Monday Dec 05, 2016
Monday Dec 05, 2016
James Introcaso sits down with Liz Theis, Allison Rossi, and Darcy Ross to discuss a National Post article about female empowerment in Dungeons and Dragons. This podcast was recorded on November 20, 2016.
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Friday Dec 02, 2016
Friday Dec 02, 2016
In this episode, Jeff is joined by a fantastic duo of worldbuilding goodness - Bruce Cordell and Rob Heinsoo. These two industry powerhouses have a lot to say about building your settings!
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Wednesday Nov 30, 2016
Wednesday Nov 30, 2016
In this episode, Jeff is joined by Geoffrey Winn, Louis Brinton, and Jeremiah McCoy to discuss the new Adventures in Middle Earth Player's Guide for D&D 5e (Published by Cubicle 7 under license from Wizards of the Coast).
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Monday Nov 28, 2016
Monday Nov 28, 2016
James Introcaso sits down with Joe Lastowski, Topher Kohan, Daniel Franco, and Alex Jarzinbinski to discuss the in-store adventure In Volo's Wake, the Volo's Guide to Monsters Adventurers League Reference, and an Unearthed Arcana article about Barbarian Primal Paths. Then it's an interview with Randy Aitken about his Kickstarter for Of Drow Origin. This podcast was recorded on November 12, 2016.
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Battle Bards
Friday Nov 25, 2016
Friday Nov 25, 2016
In this episode Jeff is joined by Jon Green, Alison Rossi, and Mike Shea. The four of them delve deep into the most recent Wizards of the Coast 5e D&D adventure - Storm King's Thunder!
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Monday Nov 21, 2016
Monday Nov 21, 2016
James Introcaso sits down with Doug Cole, the owner of Gaming Ballistic, an amazing game designer, and the man behind the recently launched and currently on-going Dungeon Grappling Kickstarter. This podcast was recorded on November 17, 2016.
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